GDT: Devils @ Wings - 7PM - MSG

[Bone Density]

 

[grab]

Thank you, I saw I just played a little

 

[glenwo2]

Forgot about the most important thing of this thread :

 

[Maine Fan]

Thanks you Vitek for keeping the goal mouth closed for most of the night while the guys gain the confidence you gave them to score 6 goals.

Congrats Vitek
Congrats Devils

Go Devils

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Nice result to wake up to!

 

[xigon]

Chain pizza is pretty good imo.

It's not near as good as a true NJ/NY Italian ran pizza shop, but chain pizza isn't bad.

That is a testament to how good pizza is as a food unto itself, more than to any of the chains doing something that deserves praise.

Even Ellios pizza is good.

 

[njdevil26]

Nancy’s Townhouse in Rahway is the best pizza.

 

[Clam Jensen]

I’m a sucker for Neapolitan style, so Arturo’s in Maplewood is my jam. Amazing win last night.

 

[severian]

Nancy’s Townhouse in Rahway is the best pizza.

I’m not too far from Rahway and I never heard of this place. Going for check it out. Thanks!

 

[MachoDiablo]

As bummed out as I was sitting through the Caps game the other night, I at least walked away from it with the slight silver lining of "the Caps didn't just truck them this time, the Devils just made some awful decisions, and that's something they can fix." This is as opposed to previous years where the Caps, usually a big, strong, fast team, would just motor through the Devils like they were nothing.

The fact they came out last night and didn't skip a beat *and* seemed to clean up a lot of their mistakes from the previous night, all during a back to back, is incredibly encouraging.

Meantime, I'd tell people to go to Joe's Pizzeria in Kearny (Hudson county) and get a regular slice and a white slice with meatballs, but they're either under new ownership recently or possibly closing, which would be a crime against humanity. That was the pizza place of my youth and still the best of nearly any regular pie joint I've been to in New Jersey.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

So, top recap the night so far...

- Lindy is great
- Goaltending is fixed
- PP is fixed
- PK is great
- Bahl never plays again
- Palat never plays again

Headline: Lafreniere, Rangers play against Stanley Cup Champions

Who knew Palat and Bahl were the problems?

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Imagine wanting to fire a coach that has the team outshooting the opponent by 18 every game. wtf is this.

The indictment of Lindy - and this doesn't necessarily fall on him but since he is the coach that is where the blame will fall - is that for the last three years the team can show flashes like this Wings' game yet also plays clunkers like they did against the Caps.

During the Covid year they were thrashed by Washington on a Saturday and then the next day shut out Boston.

Not much has changed.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Bratts got the lowest time on ice of any of the forward both total AND even strength. The guy is literally tied for second in the entire f'ing league and plays 2 mins less than Bastian and McLeod through 40 mins. Unreal.

Imagine that has to due with getting him away from Larkin and getting a mismatch.

That big line for Detroit was something like a combined -7.

 

[TBF1972]

I must say it is more agreeable than the ongoing 5 year goalie debate thats been raging for what seems like forever...

what happened to jim?

 

[devilsblood]

Even Ellios pizza is good.

Can get that on sale too for stupid cheap.

Now we will often go with a better frozen, like Newmans(again wait for the sales) but any of the frozens you can spruce that up by adding more sauce and cheese, maybe some other toppings.

 

[Jack Be Quick]

Someone gimme good pizza places in north Jersey please, preferably in Morris county

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I can't really stand the guy but do find myself agreeing with his scores more than most of the time.

Calabria in Livingston is banging (top 5-10 in NJ imo) and he seems to agree, for example.

When you're in the app click on Dave's review to cut through the noise.

Edit: I see DeLucias is in Bridgwater just south of Morris. I hear that's one of the best spots in the country, not just NJ.

 

[JimEIV]

Thanks you Vitek for keeping the goal mouth closed for most of the night while the guys gain the confidence you gave them to score 6 goals.

Congrats Vitek
Congrats Devils

Go Devils

I think Dawson getting the 2nd goal of the game and Jack getting the go ahead in the first period was bigger than goaltending.

The Devil's trailed for only 8 minutes of the first period and had the lead from the 15:16 mark of the 1st period to the end of the game.

That makes life easier for everyone.

Take the lead, control the game... everyone looks great in that scenario. It's how we have to win.

 

[Saugus]

What's wrong with being met with pizza and drinks?

No kidding. I'm pretty sure this is my wife's dream date.

 

[Lou is God]

Even Ellios pizza is good.

Pizza is like sex, even when it's bad, it's still pretty good.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Honestly, Marner is worth every nickel of his contract, and Bratt will be too.

Best player on our team and one of the best in the league.

 

[Maine Fan]

I think Dawson getting the 2nd goal of the game and Jack getting the go ahead in the first period was bigger than goaltending.

The Devil's trailed for only 8 minutes of the first period and had the lead from the 15:16 mark of the 1st period to the end of the game.

That makes life easier for everyone.

Take the lead, control the game... everyone looks great in that scenario. It's how we have to win.

I got your point but without goaltending to stop the 22 shots against. I think it was a combination of both.

 

[Maine Fan]

Devils ranks right now:

#1 in Shots for per game
#1 in Fewest shots allowed per game (by 4 per game)
#2 in 5 on 5 CF%
#1 in 5 on 5 xGF% (by 6%!!!)
#1 in 5 on 5 high danger CF% (by 6%!!!)
#32 in 5 on 5 SV%
#32 in 5 on 5 PDO

lmao

Should I buy my Cup Round tickets now? Do they walk through the playoffs to the final round?

 

[JimEIV]

I got your point but without goaltending to stop the 22 shots against. I think it was a combination of both.

Nah...if you look at the historical data on Leading after 1 period and then Leading after 2 periods... It's eye popping.

Most teams, even not so good ones, don't lose all that often when leading after 2. And even leading after 1 is pretty lopsided towards a positive outcome.

 

[severian]

I think Dawson getting the 2nd goal of the game and Jack getting the go ahead in the first period was bigger than goaltending.

The Devil's trailed for only 8 minutes of the first period and had the lead from the 15:16 mark of the 1st period to the end of the game.

That makes life easier for everyone.

Take the lead, control the game... everyone looks great in that scenario. It's how we have to win.

This is true, but in a game where your team is struggling to finish you need goalies to make a big save as well. In all three Devils losses, that has been the opposite. Sometimes you need your goalie to hold the fort so you can eek out a win or get to OT for the loser point. Blackwood did that in the San Jose game. The three losses on the other hand were utter goaltending meltdowns by Vanacek and Blackwood.

 

[Camille the Eel]

As bummed out as I was sitting through the Caps game the other night, I at least walked away from it with the slight silver lining of "the Caps didn't just truck them this time, the Devils just made some awful decisions, and that's something they can fix." This is as opposed to previous years where the Caps, usually a big, strong, fast team, would just motor through the Devils like they were nothing.

The fact they came out last night and didn't skip a beat *and* seemed to clean up a lot of their mistakes from the previous night, all during a back to back, is incredibly encouraging.

Meantime, I'd tell people to go to Joe's Pizzeria in Kearny (Hudson county) and get a regular slice and a white slice with meatballs, but they're either under new ownership recently or possibly closing, which would be a crime against humanity. That was the pizza place of my youth and still the best of nearly any regular pie joint I've been to in New Jersey.

But please can we start having some of these dominating wins (this and the Isles game) at home. It will do wonders for the fans.

Honestly I don’t remember when we last beat the Red Wings and this convincingly. I think probably they swept us last year and blew us out too.